Silencing CsMAP65-2 and CsMAP65-3 in cucumber reduces susceptibility to Meloidogyne incognita.

Root knot nematodes (RKNs) induce hypertrophy and cell proliferation within the vascular cylinders of host plants, leading to the formation of giant cells (GCs) that are enlarged, multinucleate cells with high metabolic activity. These GCs are formed through repeated karyokinesis without cytokinesis and are accompanied by significant changes in cytoskeleton organization. In this study, two microtubule-binding protein genes, CsMAP65-2 and CsMAP65-3, are upregulated in cucumber roots upon RKNs infection, specifically at 3, 96, and 120 hpi.

Catenation Control in Stable Zr-MOFs for Fine-Tuning LNG-ANG-Related Methane Storage.

The liquefied natural gas and adsorbed natural gas (LNG-ANG) coupling systems are emerging as an attractive solution to solve boil-off gases generated by LNG tanks. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are promising candidates for methane storage and delivery owing to their high porosity, large specific surface area, and tunable pore structures. However, systematically tuning LNG-ANG-related methane adsorption performance of MOFs has yet to be explored.

A neural index reflecting the amount of cognitive resources available during memory encoding: A model-based approach.

Humans have a limited amount of cognitive resources to process various cognitive operations at a given moment. The Source of Activation Confusion model of episodic memory proposes that resources are consumed during each processing, and once depleted, they need time to recover gradually. This has been supported by a series of behavioral findings in the past.

Clinical application of pulse-gated non-enhanced rapid magnetic resonance imaging in the definitive diagnosis of aortic dissection.

Objective: Aortic Dissection (AD) is one of the most fatal acute diseases in cardiovascular diseases, with rapid onset and progression and a high fatality rate. This study aims to investigate the clinical values of non-enhancement peripheral pulse-gating rapid magnetic resonance imaging in deterministic diagnosis of AD.

Methods: Aorta magnetic resonance imaging was performed in 21 healthy volunteers at a 1.

Protective role of native root-associated bacterial consortium against root-knot nematode infection in susceptible plants.

Root-knot nematodes (RKNs) are a global menace to agricultural crop production. The role of root-associated microbes (RAMs) in plant protection against RKN infection remains unclear. Here we observe that cucumber (highly susceptible to Meloidogyne incognita) exhibits a consistently lower susceptibility to M.

Identification and Expression Analysis of Putative Sugar Transporter Gene Family during Bulb Formation in Lilies.

Sugar transporters play important roles in plant growth and development, flowering and fruiting, as well as responses to adverse abiotic and biotic environmental conditions. Lilies ( spp.) are some of the most representative ornamental bulbous flowers.

Fully Conjugated Covalent Organic Framework Nanosheets for Visible-Light-Driven Organic Synthesis in Water.

Covalent organic framework (COF) nanosheets have recently garnered great attention as a new class of functional materials. As one of the sustainable processes, however, the photocatalytic organic synthesis in water has not been investigated using COF nanosheets as a photocatalyst to date. Herein, we reported the synthesis of a fully conjugated COF nanosheets with carboxyl functional group through a cooperative strategy of chemical exfoliation and group transformation.

A two-dimensional metal-organic framework assembled from scandium-based cages for the selective capture of sulfur hexafluoride.

Herein, we report the synthesis of a two-dimensional metal-organic framework (MOF), assembled from octahedral metal-organic cages featuring phenanthroline-based carboxylate linkers and μ-oxo-centered trinuclear Sc(III) inorganic building blocks. We study the performance of this MOF towards the capture of sulfur hexafluoride (SF). On account of its structural features and porous nature, this MOF displays an SF uptake capacity of 0.

Non-contrast enhanced MRI for efficiency evaluation of high-intensity focused ultrasound in adenomyosis ablation.

Objective: To investigate the value of T2-weighted imaging (T2WI) and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in evaluating the therapeutic effect of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) in adenomyosis ablation.

Material And Methods: One hundred eighty-nine patients with adenomyosis were treated with HIFU. The ablation areas on T2WI and DWI sequences were classified into different types: type I, relatively ill-defined rim or unrecognizable; subtype IIa, well-defined rim with hyperintensity; subtype IIb, well-defined rim with hypointensity.

An interpretable MRI-based radiomics model predicting the prognosis of high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation of uterine fibroids.

Background: Accurate preoperative assessment of the efficacy of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation for uterine fibroids is essential for good treatment results. The aim of this study was to develop robust radiomics models for predicting the prognosis of HIFU-treated uterine fibroids and to explain the internal predictive process of the model using Shapley additive explanations (SHAP).

Methods: This retrospective study included 300 patients with uterine fibroids who received HIFU and were classified as having a favorable or unfavorable prognosis based on the postoperative nonperfusion volume ratio.

Comprehensive analyses of microtubule-associated protein MAP65 family genes in Cucurbitaceae and CsaMAP65s expression profiles in cucumber.

MAP65 is a microtubule-binding protein family in plants and plays crucial roles in regulating cell growth and development, intercellular communication, and plant responses to various environmental stresses. However, MAP65s in Cucurbitaceae are still less understood. In this study, a total of 40 MAP65s were identified from six Cucurbitaceae species (Cucumis sativus L.

Winners take all: competition for carbon resource determines grain fate.

As an evolutionary strategy, plants overproduce ovaries as a safety net for survival, with those losing in the competition for resources being aborted. Grain abortion is, however, highly detrimental agronomically. The molecular basis of selective abortion of grain siblings remains unknown.

DARU-Net: A dual attention residual U-Net for uterine fibroids segmentation on MRI.

Purpose: Uterine fibroid is the most common benign tumor in female reproductive organs. In order to guide the treatment, it is crucial to detect the location, shape, and size of the tumor. This study proposed a deep learning approach based on attention mechanisms to segment uterine fibroids automatically on preoperative Magnetic Resonance (MR) images.

Three-Component Donor-π-Acceptor Covalent-Organic Frameworks for Boosting Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution.

Two-dimensional covalent-organic frameworks (2D COFs) have recently emerged as great prospects for their applications as new photocatalytic platforms in solar-to-hydrogen conversion; nevertheless, their inefficient solar energy capture and fast charge recombination hinder the improvement of photocatalytic hydrogen production performance. Herein, two photoactive three-component donor-π-acceptor (TCDA) materials were constructed using a multicomponent synthesis strategy by introducing electron-deficient triazine and electron-rich benzotrithiophene moieties into frameworks through sp carbon and imine linkages, respectively. Compared with two-component COFs, the novel TCDA-COFs are more convenient in regulating the inherent photophysical properties, thereby realizing outstanding photocatalytic activity for hydrogen evolution from water.

Peat-based hairy root transformation using Rhizobium rhizogenes as a rapid and efficient tool for easily exploring potential genes related to root-knot nematode parasitism and host response.

Background: Root-knot nematodes (RKNs) pose a worldwide threat to agriculture of many crops including cucumber. Genetic transformation (GT) has emerged as a powerful tool for exploration of plant-RKN interactions and genetic improvement of RKN resistance. However, it is usually difficult to achieve a highly efficient and stable GT protocol for most crops due to the complexity of this process.

Reference genes identification for qRT-PCR normalization of gene expression analysis in under infection and treatment.

qRT-PCR is a common and key technical means to study gene expression in biological research. However, reliability and accuracy of quantification by qRT-PCR is entirely dependent on the identification of appropriate reference genes. Cucumber as an economical vegetable is widely cultivated worldwide and is subject to serious nematode infection, especially from .

Metal-Free Covalent Organic Frameworks for Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction Reaction.

Exploring efficient and low-cost electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is important for renewable energy conversion. Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have recently risen as ideal candidates for catalyzing ORR, but this field is still in its infancy. Herein, a new framework material (named as COF-JLU82) containing bifluorenylidene and benzoselenadiazole units with periodic alternating arrangement is designed and synthesized.

Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production on a sp -Carbon-Linked Covalent Organic Framework.

Two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks (2D-COFs) have emerged as attractive platforms for solar-to-chemical energy conversion. In this study, we have implemented a gradient heating strategy to synthesize a sp -carbon-linked triazine-based COF, COF-JLU100, exhibiting high crystallinity, large surface area, good durability and carrier mobility for solar-driven photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. The Pt-doped COF-JLU100 demonstrated a high hydrogen evolution rate of over 100 000 μmol g  h for water splitting under visible-light illumination (λ>420 nm).

Mechanism of in regulating cold tolerance of cucumber.

G proteins function directly in cold tolerance of plants. However, the framework of the Gα subunit in regulating cold tolerance remains to be explored. Here, we used protein interaction techniques to elucidate cold-related pathways regulated by CsGPA1.

From Raffinose Family Oligosaccharides to Sucrose and Hexoses: Gene Expression Profiles Underlying Host-to-Nematode Carbon Delivery in Roots.

Root-knot nematodes () induce specific feeding sites in cucumber roots where they absorb carbon nutrients from the host, thereby turning the feeding sites into a strong sink for assimilates. Nematode infection may alter host sugar metabolism in the roots of sucrose-transporting species. However, much less is known about the species translocating raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFOs), such as cucumber.

Porous organic polymers for light-driven organic transformations.

As a new generation of porous materials, porous organic polymers (POPs), have recently emerged as a powerful platform of heterogeneous photocatalysis. POPs are constructed using extensive organic synthesis methodologies, with various functional organic units being connected high-energy covalent bonds. This review systematically presents the recent advances in POPs for visible-light driven organic transformations.

A transcriptional landscape underlying sugar import for grain set in maize.

Developing seed depends on sugar supply for its growth and yield formation. Maize (Zea mays L.) produces the largest grains among cereals.

Photosynthetic contribution and characteristics of cucumber stems and petioles.

Background: Photosynthesis in the green leafless blade tissues or organs of plants has been studied in some plants, but the photosynthetic characteristics of stems and petioles are poorly understood. Cucurbitaceous plants are climbing plants that have substantial stem and petiole biomass. Understanding the photosynthetic contribution of cucumber stems and petioles to their growth and the underlying molecular mechanisms are important for the regulating of growth in cucumber production.

[Characteristics of circulation and microcirculation in healthy people of Han nationality at different altitudes].

To observe the circulation and microcirculation characteristics of healthy han people in Qinghai at different Guoluo (4 100 m) and Huzhu (2 600 m) and in Shanghai in plain area (4 m). The 28 healthy han people aged (45.62±10.